Hank Workman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hank Workman

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1926

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Henry Kilgariff Workman (born February 2, 1926) is an American former professional baseball player who appeared in two games in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees during the 1950 season.
Workman was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
He threw right-handed and batted left-handed.
He was born in Los Angeles, California. Workman attended the University of Southern California and was elected to the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.
He was captain of the USC Trojans baseball team that won the 1948 College World Series, playing also on USC conference winners in 1946–47.
Workman's father, Tom, also lettered in baseball at USC (in 1912).In his brief big league career, Workman played one game as a first baseman and appeared in the other as a pinch hitter.
He had one hit in five at bats—a single off Harry Taylor of the Boston Red Sox on October 1, 1950—for a .200 batting average.
Workman replaced future Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe DiMaggio as the fourth batter in the lineup the day he played first base.
He also played six years in minor league baseball, where he was primarily an outfielder, and in Cuba during the winter of 1952–53.
Workman became a lawyer after his baseball career ended.